British Journal of Sports Medicine 2007;41:285-289
REVIEW
Wireless connectivity for health and sports monitoring: a review
Correspondence to:
MsS Armstrong
School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Queens Buildings, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UK; armstrongs2{at}cf.ac.uk
This is a review of health and sports monitoring research that uses or could benefit from wireless connectivity. New, enabling wireless connectivity standards are evaluated for their suitability, and an assessment of current exploitation of these technologies is summarised. An example of the application is given, highlighting the capabilities of a network of wireless sensors. Issues of timing and power consumption in a battery-powered system are addressed to highlight the benefits networking can provide, and a suggestion of how monitoring different biometric signals might allow one to gain additional information about an athlete or patient is made.
Abbreviations: bps, bit(s) per second; GPRS, general packet radio service; ISM, industrial, scientific and medical; PDA, personal digital assistant
COMMENTARY 1
1 University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA; jovanov{at}ece.uah.edu
COMMENTARY 2
2 University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK; dkerwin{at}uwic.ac.uk
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